Window-weight.



GEORGE W. SIMMONS, OF RICHMOND, INDIANA.

WIND DIV-WEIGHT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

I Patented Jane a, 190e.

4Application tiled October 16, 1907. Serial No. 397,639.

To all whom"t may concern.:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. SIMMONS, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Richmond, inutile county of Wayne and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window- Weights, of which the following is a full and accurate specification, being such as will enable others to make th saine with absolute exactitude.

The' object of my present invention, broadly speaking, is the provision of cement or cementitious weights intended more particularly for window or sash weights, but also being adapted for other analogous purposes wherever a cheap and durable balance weight is desired.

A further object is to provide a. weight which will be strong and durable in construction, attractive in a Will-not be subject to usage, which can be manufactured in any locality, which will contain a maximum specific gravity in proportion to its dimensions, and which can be sold at a comparatively low price.

Other particular objects and advantages of the invention will be brought out in the course of the following specification.

One manner for the construction of my invention is shown most clearly in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l shows a central longitudinal sec- .tion of a weight constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the upper end of the weight. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional View of the weight.

a cross sectional View ol a slightly modified form of weight. And YF ig. 5 shows a side elevation of a completed weight.

Similar indexes denote like parts through' out the several views of the drawings.

In order that the construction of myinvention may be more readily understood I will now take u i a detail description thereof in which I`w'ill refer to the construction of the invention as briefly and as comprehensively as I may.

In the drawings the letter A denotes a solidified body of cement or the like, which may be formed cylindrical in cross section, as 1n Fig. 3; or formed square lw1th trun cated corners as in F ig. 4; or formed in other cross sectional sha e as desired. The body A maybe of any esired length to give the pearance, which ceterioration with Fig. 4 is requisite specific gravity to the weight. The body thus vformed is provided with reinforcing means designated by the two metal rods -B and B which arespaced a )art and extend longitudinally in the central body as shown. Said rods are formed integral With each other being, in fact, a single I rod doubled upon itself in the center withV thecentral portion forming the which projects out in the center of the upper end of the body as-shown- The ends of said l rods are bent at right angles at their lower ends forming the anchors Bb and Bc, which are oppositely disposed and are formed parallel with reference to each other as shown. Said rods are for a double purpose, as is apparent: They reinforce the cement body, afford means for suspending the Weight, it being understood that a cord or the like may be attached in the loop l5". rlhe anchors Bb and B prevent the rods from being with drawn from the cement body.. `l prefer to form the'lower terminal of thc weight rounding; as is also the upper terminal, the loop B being included within the prescribed curvo as shown. l desire that it be understood that various changes may be made in the details of thc construction of my invention without departing from the spirit thereof or of sacriiicmg any of its many advantages.

I Iaving nou' fully shown and described the invention and the best means for its construction and operation to me known at this time, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is`

l. A window weight consisting of a solidi- Alied coment body, a rod bent upon itself forming a central loop, the ends of thc'rods being bont at right-angles to said rod to form anchors, the two portions of said rod being spaced apart and, together with the anchors, embedded in the cement body with thc said loop only exposed to form means whereby the weight may be suspended from its upper cud, all substantially as set. forth.

2. iwindow weight consisting of a noninclosed elongated and solidified body of cated longitudinally in thc cement body and comprising two metal rodsspaccd apart,

anchoring means located within tho lowcr portion of the cen'ent body and formed .by ending the lower ends of the reinforcing portion of the cementitious material, reinforcing means lo-' and in connection with the loop B meansou't at light-angles thereto and means whereby the Weight may be suspended, which latter means consists of a loop formed presence of two subscribin witnesses.y by the integrally united upper ends of. said GEORGE SIMMONS 5 rods, said loop being exposed at the upper Witnesses: I

end and in the center of the Weight, all sub- ROBERT W. RANDLE,

stantially as shown and described.` y. BQE. RANDLE.

I n testimony whereof lI have hereunto subsorlbed my name to .this specification in the 

